It’s true – Kansas Democrats have done an interesting job of recruiting top notch, above reproach candidates for higher office.  We mean, look at Paul Morrison – he was quite a catch wasn’t he?  From the AP via KSHB-TV:

The party struggled in the 1990s. Now led by two-term Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and two Democrats in Congress, its efforts to build on their victories started with recruiting candidates to challenge Republican incumbents this fall.

Sebelius spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran said competition for legislative seats is “healthy” and makes candidates and voters do their homework leading up to the election.

Democrats have candidates in 36 of 40 Senate districts and in 96 of 125 House districts. Their only consistent problems in finding people to run were in rural areas, particularly in western Kansas. Corcoran sees momentum building.

“We are confident that will continue,” she said. “It is difficult, because the salary is not a huge part of public service.”

Republicans aren’t impressed, of course, because the state still leans toward the GOP.

“Having candidates means nothing,” said GOP Executive Director Christian Morgan. “It means they put somebody up with a pulse until they’ve proven something.”

Recent history demonstrates Morgan’s point.

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